It’s been roughly 8 years since I’ve been in Louisville for the full effect of the weeks of Derby debauchery, but the kickoff of ‘Waterfront Wednesdays’ sits atop my list of ways to really get things started.  Tonight, may just fill that void in one fell swoop.  Louisville’s own The Tunesmiths, Sugar and the Hi-Lows, and Chicago’s soul shaking JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound pack the bill with regional rock/soul/bluesy pumped-up goodness from start to finish.

Hopefully the ninety-degree weather is behind us; I welcome the crisp air of fall with open arms. But saying goodbye to the sweltering, hazy sky also means saying goodbye to the free outdoor music that WFPK's Waterfront Wednesdays bring to Louisville.

North Carolina native Tift Merritt comes to town for July's WFPK Waterfront Wednesday on July 28 at Waterfront Park. She just released her fourth studio album, See You on the Moon, in June, working with a new producer, Tucker Martine, who has also worked with Spoon and The Decemberists, among others.